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My Favorite Skincare Products

One of my biggest pet peeves is when my skin does not look good. Growing up, I have always had reasonably good skin with the occasional pimple, but I do work to keep my skin clean and healthy. There are a few things that I find very important in keeping my skin nice and clean.

1. Moisturizer

Ever since I was a little girl I remember both my mom and Aunt Kelly emphasizing the importance of moisturizing day and night, and how important a good moisturizer is. That has been engrained in my brain and now I am obsessed. I have naturally dry skin, so moisturizing daily is very important in helping my skin stay healthy!

Another thing my mom and Aunt Kelly engrained in my head is the harmful effects the sun can have to your skin. For that reason I believe it is important to try to remember to put sunscreen on your face and hands everyday. Sunscreen is perfect under your makeup! Honestly, when I'm in a rush to get ready I totally forget, but I do try to wear sunscreen most days. When I forget, I know I have SPF in my moisturizer and makeup. Wear sunscreen to prevent skin cancer and to help prevent premature wrinkles!

I know I'm not the only one who never wants to take off their makeup before bed. If I'm already snuggled up in bed, the last thing I want to go do is wash my face. I have read over and over again how important it is to wash your face both day and night, but I'm lazy. Most nights I do try to take the effort and wash my face, but even then I notice that all the makeup doesn't come off. So for the nights when I'm too lazy to wash my face, or when I want to make sure all my makeup is off, makeup removing wipes are the perfect thing.

I may not need to use eye cream yet, but I like to think that it will help me in the long run. I do not wear it every night, but when I do I feel extra clean! I don't buy the really expensive ones yet, I'll save that for in a few years. I usually use samples I get from Sephora, or my moms. When I don't use an eye cream, I usually put a little Vaseline under my eyes at night to keep a fresh look for the morning. Taking care of your skin from a young age is very important to me, and I want to be in a routine that I can use daily.

Makeup doesn't like to come off, it takes a lot of time and product to get all of my makeup off, even if I am barely wearing any. I like to use a toner or astringent right after I wash my face and before I put on my moisturizer. I love seeing all the extra residue that didn't come off when I just simply washed my face. I also like to use an astringent that helps with acne, I feel like I'm killing two birds with one stone (or whatever that saying is).

I usually don't wear a lot of eye makeup, so I don't need to use this a lot. When I do wear eyeliner, eyeshadow, and mascara, eye makeup remover becomes my best friend. It's so easy to not take off eye makeup, but its so important to do!

What I use:
1. (I use a small, free sample from Sephora) Makeup Forever Sens'Eyes//Sephora $24

At Sephora one day, I used some of my VIB membership points towards a Josie Maran Argan Natural Wonders set. Inside were four miniature size best selling products, one of them being the argan oil. The directions for the oil read: Apply this lightweight Moroccan Oil as a daily moisturizer, nighttime treatment, and to heal everything from cuticlesto split ends. I have used this product on the ends of my hair, and honestly noticed a difference. I put it on annoying dry spots on my face overnight, and its like magic for my skin! I have not tried it on my cuticles, but I will. I went out and bought this product, but only the mini size because its kind of expensive, and a little lasts a long time.